Official Career Storm-Chapter 1406

"I’ll escort him."

Liang Jianfeng stepped forward and said.

The inspector nodded, stepped back, and took Director Li away.

Liang Jianfeng and Song Guanchao were well known to be on good terms in the political circles.

Today, Song Guanchao was taken to the office and beaten by Director Li, so it was only natural for Liang Jianfeng to be angry.

They left the police station with Director Li, got into the car, and headed for the inspection department.

On the way, Director Li kept pleading, "I didn’t touch him. He was the one hitting me the entire time!"

No one responded as if they hadn’t heard.

In fact, they weren’t fools. From the states of both Song Guanchao and Director Li, it was clear that Song Guanchao hadn’t suffered any loss.

But what use was that?

You were the one who took Song Guanchao to the police station and even locked the office door.

The police at the station can also testify that you requested a baton.

All these factors indicate that you intended to teach Song Guanchao a lesson.

Who would believe you didn’t hit him?

They heard that Song Guanchao had many tactics and had demonstrated them in Lingjiang before.

A mere driver climbed to the position of district chief in two years. Is that something an ordinary person could do?

As a director, how dare you play the hero in front of such a formidable person?

...

On the way to the hospital, Liang Jianfeng said, "Secretary Zhou called, asking me to release you."

"Hmm." Song Guanchao had a calm expression, not surprised at all.

Liang Jianfeng knew then that he was indeed confident of victory.

Although curious about how he managed it, Song Guanchao showed no intention of explaining, and Liang Jianfeng didn’t press for answers.

At the hospital, there were no issues with the injury examination, but a hospital stay was still arranged.

According to Song Guanchao’s estimation, he would be out by today.

...

Cui Shibin and his group arrived at the Provincial Government. It was already noon, just in time for lunch.

The secretary brought in the meal, and as Lu Zhizhong picked up his chopsticks, there was a knock on the door.

The secretary went to open it, and these faces were unfamiliar.

"Hello, who are you here to see?"

"I’m the Consul General of the South Korean Consulate in Jiangzhou, Cui Shibin."

"Is Governor Lu in?"

The secretary was surprised, "Please wait a moment."

The secretary quickly came to report, but Lu Zhizhong had already heard it.

He was extremely surprised. From start to finish, he was just showing his face at Zhou Zheng’s place.

Now the Consul General had come directly.

What exactly had this kid Song Guanchao done?

"Let them in."

Lu Zhizhong put down his chopsticks and pushed the lunch box aside.

The trio of Cui Shibin came in, politely saying, "Sorry to interrupt your meal, Governor Lu."

"Please have a seat."

The three sat down, and the secretary served tea before leaving the office.

After the secretary left, Cui Shibin said, "Governor Lu, I’ve realized the error this time. Please forgive me."

Lu Zhizhong suddenly felt a bit peeved.

Song Guanchao had only said that he would handle it but hadn’t mentioned how he would do so.

The person had come to admit their mistake. Should he accept or not?

Lu Zhizhong chuckled just as his phone rang.

"I’ll take this call."

He took the phone and walked out of the office.

After the call, he promptly called Song Guanchao.

He only remembered after dialing that Song Guanchao was still in custody.

He then called Liang Jianfeng.

"Director Liang, which police station is holding Director Song? Could you have that director contact me? I have something to discuss with Director Song."

"Song Guanchao is in the hospital. I’ll put him on the phone."

The hospital?

This kid, how did he end up in the hospital?

"Governor Lu." Song Guanchao’s voice brought him back to reality.

"Xiao Song, the people from the consulate came to see me."

Directly, Lu Zhizhong asked, "How are you going to handle it?"

Song Guanchao said, "Show your governor’s might."

"..." A black line appeared on Lu Zhizhong’s forehead, "Are you serious?"

"Did you think I was joking?"

Song Guanchao laughed, "This is a rare opportunity to show off, and if you miss it, it’s gone."

After pondering for a moment, Lu Zhizhong nodded, "Alright, I understand."

After hanging up, Lu Zhizhong returned to the office.

The three consular officials immediately sat upright.

Lu Zhizhong was unsure what kind of pressure they were under, but their personal apology indicated that this matter had likely affected their careers.

Lu Zhizhong said, "What were the three of you just saying?"

Cui Shibin replied, "Governor Lu, we’re here to apologize."

"Apologize?"

"Consul Jin offended Director Song, which led to Director Song being taken to the police station. This matter was our fault, and it has nothing to do with Director Song."

Lu Zhizhong chuckled, "Now you realize your mistake?"

This sentence made the three of them shiver, and they felt suffocated.

From Lu Zhizhong’s attitude, they became increasingly certain that it was because of Governor Lu that Minister Zhang had dismissed them.

They speculated that Minister Zhang probably had a close personal relationship with Governor Lu.

Otherwise, how could such a trivial matter have led to their dismissal?

"Governor Lu..."

Lu Zhizhong interrupted, "I noticed some discordant voices online."

Cui Shibin said, "Yes... those are misunderstandings."

"Since they’re misunderstandings, why not clarify them?"

"I, I understand. We will clarify it immediately when we go back."

Cui Shibin humbly said, "Governor Lu, about this matter..."

Lu Zhizhong’s eyebrows suddenly furrowed, and his tone turned a bit deeper, "Are you trying to bargain with me? Who do you think you are?"

Confronted by Lu Zhizhong’s sudden reprimand, Cui Shibin didn’t even dare to be angry, instead lowering his head further, "I didn’t mean to. I don’t dare. We will clarify it immediately. Please don’t be angry, Governor Lu."

He didn’t dare to ask for Governor Lu’s forgiveness any longer.

Facing this bigwig who could converse and laugh easily with Minister Zhang, he now only wanted to escape quickly.

He suddenly felt that being dismissed seemed to be a fairly good resolution.

The three left, tails between their legs, much to the secretary’s surprise.

The Consul General, in front of Governor Lu, was so humble?

Especially, he had clearly heard just now that Governor Lu had rebuked the three of them.

Yet, the three dared not utter a word.

He’d always heard that Governor Lu had no backing or connections, bearing the title of Governor, but not the substance.

Any Deputy Governor was supposedly more powerful than him.

However, from what he had just witnessed, this was clearly not the case!

The consulate’s Consul General was so humble before Governor Lu.

A governor like that, with no background? Unbelievable!

...

Cui Shibin returned to the consulate to find Director Zhao immediately.

Meanwhile, Jin Yongjun found a quiet place to call Zhang Yan back.

As soon as the call connected, he cursed, "Zhang Yan, you treacherous woman, you set me up!"

Zhang Yan was taken aback by the scolding, and her expression turned gloomy, "What does Consul Jin mean?"

Jin Yongjun cursed, "Do you even know how influential Song Guanchao’s background is? You actually had me provoke him! Now look, we’ve all been sacked!"